Jackson Pollock, Untitled
Days tumble one after the other dawn
to dusk Sometimes
in pure broad light sometimes
through an empty indeterminate dark
in which newspapers pave the way for time
to progress segmenting our lives into
events while extolling humanity’s
wounds and achievements
Art seeks to oppose
the indifference to simple being
in which jewels are jingled as trophies
worthless possessions heralded as signs
of worth and social standing Thus Jackson
Pollock rescued the rectangle and re-
vealed the sinews of a chaotic world
Promethean pigments poured on canvas
John Lyons
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